Parents' Stigmatizing Beliefs About the HPV Vaccine and Their Association With Information Seeking Behavior and Vaccination Communication Behaviors

Authors

Ashley Hedrick McKenzie
Ross Shegog
Lara S Savas
C Mary Healy
L Aubree Shay
Sharice Preston
Sharon Coan
Travis Teague
Erica Frost
Stanley W Spinner
Sally W Vernon

Publication Date

12-31-2023

Journal

Human Vaccines & Immunotherapeutics

Abstract

Parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine, such as beliefs that it promotes adolescent sexual activity, constitute a notable barrier to vaccine uptake. The purpose of this study is to describe the associations between parents' stigmatizing beliefs about the HPV vaccine, psychosocial antecedents to vaccination, and parents' intentions to vaccinate their children. Parents of vaccine-eligible children (

Keywords

Child, Adolescent, Humans, Information Seeking Behavior, Papillomavirus Vaccines, Parents, Vaccination, Surveys and Questionnaires, Papillomavirus Infections, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Patient Acceptance of Health Care